Stick to Masks: Face Shields Don’t Provide High-Level COVID Protection
The peer-reviewed study found that face shields did not give high levels of protection against external droplets. According to a recent study from the University of…
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How Cranberries Could Improve Memory, Boost Brain Function, and Ward Off Dementia
Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve your memory and brain function, and lower ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL) – according to new research from the…
Fecal Transplants Reverse Hallmarks of Aging in the Gut, Eyes, and Brain
In the quest for eternal youth, poo transplants may seem like an unlikely way to reverse the aging process. However, scientists at the Quadram Institute…
Assembling the Dead: “Threaded Bone” Rituals Restored Dignity After Looting of Indigenous Graves
Ancient Indigenous people in Peru had a unique response to the looting and destruction of their ancestors’ graves during the European colonial period, an international…
People May Not Always Want Help Sticking to Their New Year’s Resolutions
To Keep or Not To Keep Those New Year’s Resolutions? New research suggests that people may not always want help with sticking to their New…
Challenging Einstein’s Greatest Theory in 16-Year Experiment – Theory of General Relativity Tested With Extreme Stars
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and the University of Manchester have helped conduct a 16-year long experiment to challenge Einstein’s theory of general…
New Research Reveals How the Body Uses Fat To Fight Infections
New research from the University of East Anglia and Quadram Institute reveals how our immune cells use the body’s fat stores to fight infection. The…
Consuming Wild Meat Instead of Domesticated Livestock Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Consuming sustainably sourced wild meat instead of domesticated livestock reduces greenhouse gas emissions and retains precious tropical forest systems, which in turn mitigates the effects…
Climate Change Likely To Abruptly Impact Algae in the Global Ocean
Global warming is likely to cause abrupt changes to important algal communities because of shifting biodiversity ‘break point’ boundaries in the oceans – according to…
Breakthrough Infections: Four Factors That Increase the Risk of Vaccinated People Getting COVID
Two weeks after your second COVID-19 vaccine dose, the protective effects of vaccination will be at their highest. At this point, you’re fully vaccinated. If…
Novel Coronavirus Discovered in British Bats – Related to the Virus That Causes COVID-19
A coronavirus related to the virus that causes Covid-19 in humans has been found in UK horseshoe bats – according to new collaborative research from…
New Technology “Listens” for Right Whales – One of the World’s Most Endangered Whale Species
One of the world’s most endangered whale species could have added protection from threats posed by human marine activity, through technology developed by the University…
Scientists Read Minds to Understand How the Human Brain Controls Tool Use
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have made an astonishing discovery about how our brains control our hands. They used MRI data to study…
How We Created the “Perfect Storm” for the Evolution and Transmission of Infectious Diseases Like COVID-19
The way that many of us live has created the “perfect storm” for the evolution and transmission of infectious diseases like Covid-19 according to a…
How a Network of Marine Protected Areas Could Help Safeguard Antarctic Penguins
New research led by BirdLife International, the University of East Anglia (UEA) and British Antarctic Survey highlights how a proposed network of marine protected areas…
How Hope Can Make You Happier With Your Lot in Life
Having hope for the future could protect people from risky behaviors such as drinking and gambling — according to new research from the University of…
Large Proportion of NHS Workers May Have Already Had COVID-19 With Only Mild Symptoms
A large proportion of UK healthcare workers may already have been infected with Covid-19, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia…
Vital Clues to Unsolved Mysteries in Astrophysics – Including Expansion of the Universe – From Colliding Neutron Stars
An important breakthrough in how we can understand dead star collisions and the expansion of the Universe has been made by an international team, led…
